{"id":"nabin-subba","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nabin-subba","language":"en","name":"Nabin Subba","name_en":"Nabin Subba","name_ne":null,"description":"Nepalese film director","headline":"Nepalese film director","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Nabin Subba (Limbu) (born 14 December 1967) is a Nepalese film director, screenwriter and producer. Known for his focus on the Nepalese indigenous community, he is recognized as one of the pioneer of the independent film movement in Nepalese cinema. He started with writing and directing plays. He emerged as a prominent Nepalese director in 2002 with his highly praised feature film Numafung, establishing himself as a leading figure in the industry. His subsequent works, including the 52 episode TV series Dalan about Dalits (the untouchables in Nepal) aired at NTV in 2008/2009. It was one of the most popular series in the history of Nepal television, and was nominated for one world media trust, UK for Outstanding Work on Social Issue in Developing Countries. His third feature film Goodbye Kathmandu solidified his reputation as an auteur. He has also dedicated considerable time to nurturing emerging talents.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"14 December 1967","date":"1967-12-14"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6956921#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Phungling","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q668851","page":"https://diginpl.com/places/phungling-municipality"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6956921#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Nepal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6956921#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"film director","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2526255"},{"text":"screenwriter","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28389"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6956921#P106"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabin_Subba","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6956921"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Nabin Subba born?","a":"Nabin Subba was born on 14 December 1967 in Phungling."}],"related":[],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/nabin-subba-7fe4a40533.jpg","width":500,"height":646,"license":"CC BY-SA 3.0","credit":"Ashishlohorung","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nabin_Subba.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Nabin Subba","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabin_Subba","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q6956921","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6956921","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Nabin Subba.jpg by Ashishlohorung (CC BY-SA 3.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nabin_Subba.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Nabin Subba, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Nabin Subba.jpg — Ashishlohorung, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Nabin Subba\". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/nabin-subba. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-18T02:58:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/nabin-subba","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/nabin-subba","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/nabin-subba?lang=ne"}}